Hunger strike by convicts at Manevychi Correctional Colony No. 42

Convicts are protesting against inhumane treatment, while the administration insists it is combating criminal traditions

The European Court has delivered its judgment in the case of ‘Soldatenko v. Ukraine’

The European Court of Human Rights has established violations of several provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the case of ‘Soldatenko v. Ukraine’.

Agreement on promoting the development of social protection for persons released from places of detention.

In September, the administration of the department for the execution of sentences in the Lviv Region and the Lviv Regional Employment Centre signed an agreement on promoting the development of social protection, professional rehabilitation, and employment for persons released from places of detention. The bilateral agreement provides for the coordination of joint actions aimed at the professional rehabilitation and the enhancement of professional orientation for persons released from places of detention.

Legal aid for convicted women

A legal aid centre for convicts has begun operating at Chernihiv Correctional Colony No. 44, engaging a wide range of lawyers from government agencies and local self-government bodies.

Press conference of the Prison Portal

A press conference dedicated to the activities of the ‘Prison Portal’ website was held at the press centre of the ‘Ukrainian News’ information agency.

Excursions to the SIZO

Teenagers prone to violating public order and the law came for an excursion to the Kherson SIZO.

Press conference dedicated to the activities of the Prison Portal website

On 17 October at 13:00, a press conference dedicated to the activities of the ‘Prison Portal’ website will take place at the press centre of the ‘Ukrainian News’ information agency.

Violence in some colonies continues

As part of the fight against ‘thieves’ traditions’, convicts are being scattered across colonies, not forgetting to beat them in the process.

Procedure for Assessing the Law-Abiding Behaviour of a Convict

The extent to which existing criteria for assessing the law-abiding behaviour of a convict correspond to modern realities and how fully they reflect the actual state of a convict’s rehabilitation has, until now, been almost entirely unaddressed. This is precisely why we consider it important to examine the specified mechanism in greater detail, while providing our own comments regarding the existing criteria.

Experience in the resocialisation of minors in the Netherlands

A study visit by the working group of the project ‘Resocialisation of juvenile offenders in Ukraine: development and implementation of the methodology of social-psychological work’ to the Netherlands has taken place. The main achievement of the juvenile justice system in the Netherlands, according to practitioners, lies in establishing an effective and timely exchange of information between all its stakeholders.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the penal service by its personnel

Performance evaluation is the very tool that allows one to determine the extent to which management aligns with the level of achievement of set goals. For this purpose, a management system must be created that will allow for the monitoring of management decisions being made. It is precisely with the development of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of activities that any reform should begin, which has not yet been done in a comprehensive manner.

Less than four metres remained to freedom

Over the course of two months, convicts from Colony No. 16 (where those convicted primarily for drug trafficking serve their sentences), located in the village of Bozhkove near Poltava, prepared an escape by digging a tunnel 22 metres long and half a metre wide at a depth of four metres.